Elaine A. Cannon Quotes
If we want to be used for the benefit of mankind-helping the Lord with his mission-we must ourselves be in a position to be used by him.
Quotes to Explore
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Things said by political parties are different from the decisions of the government which are taken to uphold the rule of law. The government takes decisions that are best for the country.
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I don't think people cry reading 'Midnight's Children,' but a lot of people seem to cry watching the movie.
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May the Lord our God prepare us for every event, then comes Life or Death - it is no great matter.
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I didn't have any concept of Trainspotting being published. It was a selfish act. I did it for myself.
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I love doing yoga and also enjoy going for regular walks.
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When we think of Gemini.com, it will be like a Nasdaq for bitcoin.
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Grease is the only cure for a hangover.
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You've got to bring yourself to any character you do.
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This very individualistic form of Protestant Christianity that became so basic in English and then American life is to a large degree responsible for the historical success of Britain and America.
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I would be hard-pressed to look back at anything that I have done in my career and not say, 'I would have done that a little different' because hindsight is 20/20.
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One of the great debates about the Internet is whether it is making people more or less free.
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Sometimes you want something really serious that makes you feel emotional and makes you think, and sometimes you do just want a pop song. What I love about Taylor Swift is that she offers both.
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The ability to make somebody feel something: that's art. However you look at it, whether you're an author, a painter, a singer, a rapper, a spoken-word artist - art.
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I'm always writing something. There's always some structure sitting around someplace. There's always things on the computer, things scratched on score paper, legal tablets full of lyrics. It's never not buzzing around me all the time. I'm always doing it.
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Magna Charta is such a fellow that he will have no sovereign.
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When Fortune knocks, open the door,' they say. But why should one make fortune knock, by keeping the door shut?
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The library is not only a diary of the human race, but marks an act of faith in the continuity of humanity.
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Keeping your head down and doing the best job you can in the beginning gives you the opportunity to be evaluated on the basis of the contributions you are making. Then, when you feel strongly about your work or about a position, you'll be given more attention than if you hadn't done that constantly.
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I would stay at my grandma's house on my birthday every year and I remember she had a bookshelf of murder mystery books along with really frightening books, like one on Jack the Ripper. She also had a poster of a shark in the closet which also terrified me at the time.
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All over the world, there are libraries of a sort. They are among the most beautiful places on the earth, and they hold more information than the Library of Congress. Within these libraries are millions of books, each a uniques masterpiece to see and touch. They are teaching this language to scientists. However, so far only one percent of the books have been deciphered. Some tell how to find new medicines; others reveal new things to eat... These treasure houses of knowledge are the ancient forests of our planet.
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A nation is a body of people who have done great things together.
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If we want to be used for the benefit of mankind-helping the Lord with his mission-we must ourselves be in a position to be used by him.
